Documentation for Cisco Modeling Labs¶
Installation Guide¶
Contents:
- CML Installation Guide
- System Requirements
- Cluster Requirements
- Downloading Files for CML Installation
- Verifying Signatures of Downloaded Files
- Upgrading to New Version
- Installing CML
- CML Cluster Installation
- Installing CML as a VM
- Preparing for OVA Installation
- Deploying the OVA File on VMware Workstation / Fusion
- Deploying the OVA on ESXi Server
- Bare Metal Installation
- Preparing for Bare Metal Installation
- Bare Metal Installation
- Initial Set-up
- Clustering Initial Setup
- CML Reconfiguration
- Getting the Registration Token for Licensing
- Licensing
- SLR - Specific License Reservation
- On-Prem Licensing
- Copy Refplat ISO to Disk
- Installing SSL Certificate
Administrator’s Guide¶
Contents:
- CML Administrator’s Guide
- Overview of CML 2.x
- Software Version History
- Credentials
- Default Open Ports
- Reference Platforms and Images
- Creating a New Node Definition
- Node Definition Parameters
- Custom VM Images
- Preparing Custom Images
- Converting Custom Images to QCOW2
- Clustering
- CML Admin Tools
- Changing Licensed Product Selection
- Licensing - Deregistration
- Licensing - Troubleshooting
- CML User Authentication
- Lab Sharing
- Creating Groups
- Updating a Group’s Name or Description
- Adding Labs to a Group
- Adding Users to a Group
- Configuring LDAP Authentication
- LDAP Configuration Settings
- Complete LDAP Example
- Testing LDAP Configuration
- Recovering Access when LDAP is Broken
- CML System Maintenance
- CML Notices
- Resource Limits
- Using Resource Limits
- Creating a Resource Pool Template
- Modifying a Resource Pool Template
- Creating a Resource Pool
- Modifying a Resource Pool
- Viewing Resource Limits (Admin)
- Compute Pinning
- Logging into the System Administration Cockpit
- Landing Page
- CML Server Tab
- Adding or Editing Storage Volumes
- Method 1 - Adding a Second Virtual Disk (.vmdk)
- Method 2 - Expanding the Existing Virtual Disk
- Disabling Nested Virtualization
- Enabling SSH service
- Configuring the Management IP Address
- Editing the Management IP Address via the Console
- NTP Configuration
- Adding (Custom) Bridge Interfaces
- External Connectors
- Adding Ethernet Interfaces
- Handling 802.1p Frames in UCS
- Adding VLAN Interfaces
- Adding L2 Bridge External Connectors
- Deleting L2 Bridge External Connectors
- Adding DHCP Network Bridges
- Editing and Deleting DHCP Network Bridges
- Configuration of External Connector Bridges
User’s Guide¶
Contents:
- CML User’s Guide
- Overview of CML 2.x
- Using CML and the HTML5 UI
- The Menu Bar
- Tools Menu
- User Menu
- Dashboard
- Creating a Lab
- Importing Labs
- Changing the Lab List View and Multi-Selecting Labs
- Deleting Labs
- Workbench
- Adding Nodes to a Lab
- Using Custom Images
- Node Resources
- Setting the CPU Limit on a Node
- Launch Sequencing and CPU Limiting
- Node parameters
- Simulation Statistics
- Node Configuration Files
- Extracting Configurations
- Bootstrap Configuration Building
- Starting, Stopping, and Wiping Nodes
- Deleting Nodes
- Creating Links
- Rules for Creating Links and Interface Overprovisioning
- Adding Interfaces to a Node
- Overprovisioning Interfaces with Link Creation
- Hiding Links
- Link Conditioning
- Panes
- Connecting to a Node’s Console
- Changing Global Console Settings
- Downloading the Console History
- Packet Capture
- Running a Packet Capture
- Downloading a Packet Capture
- Annotations
- Adding an Annotation to a Lab
- Creating a Text Annotation
- Cloning an Annotation
- Editing an Annotation
- Deleting an Annotation
- External Connectivity
- Example: External Connector on System Bridge
- Example: External Connector using NAT
- Example: External Connectivity with Trunking
- Starting a Simulation
- Stopping a Simulation
- Sharing a Lab
- Notice Management
- Viewing Resource Limits
- Console Server
- Usage
- Advanced Usage
- Breakout Tool Overview
- Installing the Breakout Tool
- Breakout Tool Command Line Interface
- Breakout Tool Configuration Settings
- Configuring the Breakout Tool
- Using the Breakout Tool
- PATty Tool Overview
- Mapping configuration
- Caveats and Limitations